Lian Li and Thermaltake

Hidden Hippo · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:19

I'm looking at my rig and deciding on the final bit - the case (E6600, Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3, 2GB G. Skill NR PC2-6400, Sapphire Radeon X1900XT, 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10, Seasonic S12 430W PSU). I'm looking at the Thermaltake Armour Jr, which as far as I've seen has fantastic reviews and the Lian Li PC7 Plus, which also has many good reviews.

My question is this, what sort of cooling power do both of these cases provide? I would like to be overclocking at some point, but would like to be able to do it without lots of big aftermarket parts. I would also like to add a window to the Lian Li should I buy it, but don't know whether to get another case fan (which ones are included in the box by the way?) with LEDs or a cold cathode.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Changed the mention of the rig in my sig, which is no longer there.

Hidden Hippo · 20 Jul 2006 at 20:27

Really? I was under the impression that a 430W PSU from a quality manufacturer would be enough for an X1900XT. Perhaps I should spend a bit more on the PSU and get the Lian Li (ableit, without the window/case mods I'd planned with the difference).

Edit: Spelling

Hidden Hippo · 21 Jul 2006 at 10:48

Well, I've decided to go with the Lian LI (unless someone says something very convincing in favour of the Thermaltake). I've also changed to a Hiper 580W modular PSU (blue or black dependent on which colour case I order). Thanks for the views.

Hidden Hippo · 21 Jul 2006 at 11:24

I'm planning on getting the side window and a Red case fan to give it a nice dark side glow (with a black case naturally). The only thing that worries me about the Armour is that it may not be so nice in 4/5 years when I'm still looking at it, the novelty may have worn off.

Hidden Hippo · 21 Jul 2006 at 14:50

That is the thing that worries me. Will I get bored and regret choosing a more expensive case, when I can just mod this one? The addition of the window and the red case fans will be dependent on how much of my budget I have left. I should be able to just about stretch to it though.